I notice that the mail supplier I was considering has discontinued their glass-encased observation hive---of course, when I was considering getting one. This is not the standard single-frame-wide observation "hive" that they still market, but rather a complete hive (with optional glass-enclosed supers). My question is: does anyone know of a source for these? The previous source was Brushy Mountain, and they were $64.95 for the basic hive body with frames. I've already got a "homemade" observation hive: a standard hive body modified with an extension with a plexiglass side. (Guess what! Bees won't cover plexiglass with propolis! ;-) It's done well for me (last year, I got to watch them destroying queen cells on the bottom of the frames), but I was considering something more spiffy. Were these observation hives discontinued because they have problems of some sort? Or weren't they selling enough of them. Has anyone on the list used these? --Jane Beckman [[log in to unmask]]